{"id":10734,"date":"2025-03-10T13:37:30","date_gmt":"2025-03-10T13:37:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/?post_type=europe&#038;p=10734"},"modified":"2025-03-10T13:37:30","modified_gmt":"2025-03-10T13:37:30","slug":"nsw-government-bows-to-gambling-industry-pressure-abandons-poker-machine-reduction-plan","status":"publish","type":"europe","link":"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/europe\/nsw-government-bows-to-gambling-industry-pressure-abandons-poker-machine-reduction-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"NSW Government Bows to Gambling Industry Pressure, Abandons Poker Machine Reduction Plan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The New South Wales (NSW) government has scrapped its pre-election commitment to remove <strong>9,500 poker machines<\/strong> from venues across the state, citing cost concerns and questioning the policy\u2019s effectiveness in tackling gambling harm. Critics, however, argue that <strong>the real reason behind the backflip is pressure from the powerful gambling industry<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/landing\/multigame-link\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/ice-london-termino-y-se-despidio-la-feria-en-imagenes-mgl-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9725\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/ice-london-termino-y-se-despidio-la-feria-en-imagenes-mgl-1.png 1000w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/ice-london-termino-y-se-despidio-la-feria-en-imagenes-mgl-1-300x102.png 300w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/ice-london-termino-y-se-despidio-la-feria-en-imagenes-mgl-1-768x261.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Before the election, key Labor figures, including now-Treasurer <strong>Daniel Mookhey<\/strong>, had pledged to slash poker machine numbers through <strong>buyback and forfeiture schemes<\/strong> over five years. However, during a recent parliamentary hearing, <strong>Gaming Minister David Harris<\/strong> revealed that the government no longer sees this as a viable solution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"778\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/nsw-government-bows-to-gambling-industry-pressure-abandons-poker-machine-reduction-plan2-1024x778.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10737\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/nsw-government-bows-to-gambling-industry-pressure-abandons-poker-machine-reduction-plan2-1024x778.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/nsw-government-bows-to-gambling-industry-pressure-abandons-poker-machine-reduction-plan2-300x228.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/nsw-government-bows-to-gambling-industry-pressure-abandons-poker-machine-reduction-plan2-768x583.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/nsw-government-bows-to-gambling-industry-pressure-abandons-poker-machine-reduction-plan2.jpg 1201w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Harris claimed that removing machines would <strong>cost AU$60 million<\/strong> with little impact on gambling harm. Instead, he emphasized focusing on <strong>reducing bet intensity and implementing harm minimization strategies<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/nsw-government-bows-to-gambling-industry-pressure-abandons-poker-machine-reduction-plan3-1024x320.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10736\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/nsw-government-bows-to-gambling-industry-pressure-abandons-poker-machine-reduction-plan3-1024x320.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/nsw-government-bows-to-gambling-industry-pressure-abandons-poker-machine-reduction-plan3-300x94.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/nsw-government-bows-to-gambling-industry-pressure-abandons-poker-machine-reduction-plan3-768x240.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/nsw-government-bows-to-gambling-industry-pressure-abandons-poker-machine-reduction-plan3.jpg 1300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This U-turn follows recommendations from an <strong>independent gambling policy panel<\/strong>, which included <strong>industry giants like Clubs NSW and the Australian Hotels Association<\/strong>, alongside social service organizations. The panel warned that a buyback scheme would be expensive and ineffective, raising suspicions about <strong>undue industry influence<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Opposition figures have slammed the decision as <strong>a broken election promise<\/strong>, accusing the government of <strong>siding with gambling interests over public welfare<\/strong>. While minor restrictions on gambling advertising have been introduced, reform advocates insist that without machine reductions, these measures are <strong>a mere distraction from real action against problem gambling<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>during a recent parliamentary hearing, Gaming Minister David Harris revealed that the government no longer sees this as a viable solution.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10738,"menu_order":173,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3686,3184,4804],"class_list":["post-10734","europe","type-europe","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","tag-australia","tag-europe","tag-nsw","entry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.6 - 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